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9780801443626

The Hummingbird Cabinet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801443626

  • ISBN10:

    0801443628

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-11-17
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
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Summary

"In language both witty and idiosyncratic, Judith Pascoe makes the case that the romantic period stands out as a distinct moment in collecting history, a transition between the flourishing of the Renaissance wonder cabinet and the rise of the Victorian museum."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Judith Pascoe is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the last guitar Shelley ever playedp. 1
Hummingbird collectors and romantic poetryp. 26
Queen Charlotte, collector and collectiblep. 54
Travels with Napoleon's carriagep. 85
Belzoni in ruinsp. 110
Mary Anning recollectedp. 140
Coda : lights out for the romantic collectorsp. 169
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